Today I feature a gentleman from my local village who has created something fun for the community of Sturton by Stow.  The idea is showcase some of the more positives events that have arose living through this pandemic.  It's not a walk in the park, it's not just something that has been around for a short while but something than may affect us for a while.

Between Emma Bradley and Jason Spering created an idea to have a bit of fun but has turned in to a daily treasure hunt for the village.  They made a small Wally made out of wood, painted this and started hiding this during the evening the around the village.  Afterwards a post would be put in the community Facebook group and whoever found it was encouraged to post a picture of them with Wally.

Jason talks to us why he created his and also about:

This is just a short interview, the idea being to look at the blog article and see the photo gallery of the community taking part.  I commend there efforts for doing something positive for the local community, especially the children.

Links

Emma appeared in the local press - link here

Village community Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/239879643282328/

Having looked around for different perspectives it was quite apparent I was missing charities for my "coping with covid" series.  Luckily Julia Knight contacted me through the local village group.  She told me about a charity she worked for involving a medical condition that is not too well known.  Like many charities, they've had to consider how they can cope with changes in the world, generosity and campaigning during these hard times.

Julia is the press manager for Lyme Disease UK and talks to us about ticks, the charity and coping with covid.  She also tells us a little about the disease from her personal experience and how this affected her life, relationship and career!  From her beginnings in the military to nursing and working in other countries.

In this one we discuss:

Life is different for everyone, covid has affected all and Julia tells us about her family and parents.  We also discuss what it is the one thing she wants to do when lockdown is over

Links

Please do check out the website to find what to look for with ticks and how to treat them etc (simple animated video)

https://lymediseaseuk.com/

Julia was recently interviewed by Melvyn Prior at BBC Radio Lincolnshire, check out the link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xqiAazbGRQ&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1wWLLjoNQ8j_HKbrves0QncrdQII4AqlolJHO-jS8Mg0YQMfMijsB2WCk

Bransby Horses - https://bransbyhorses.co.uk/

I am pleased to bring you an interview with Leyton Cleveley who works in the I.T. and business world.  As a self employed small business man running his company Cleveley Dynamics from his base in Scotland it's interesting to get his viewpoint on "coping with covid".  He was aslo kind enough to sponsor the website for this show too, so really do appreciate this.

I've known Leyton a few years and met through a random photography project a couple of years ago.  We became friends through this and I managed to visit his home during 2018.  He's an educated and travelled man, so it's interesting to hear his thoughts on coping with situations.  Make sure you listen to his harrowing experiences in Japan too and how he coped with this tragedy.

In this one we discuss:

This interview was recorded on the 10th May, just after the UK prime minister started his staged approach to come out the lockdown.  However, as Leyton points out this does not relate to Scotland (only England as it turns out).

Links

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/leyton-cleveley

Today i'm pleased to present another different viewpoint - this time through the eyes of a teacher.  Tobias Beach-Wyld is a secondary school teacher in the UK (Lincolnshire) and a head of Media studies department.  Tobias teaches photography and is a talented photographer himself, recently finishing his masters too.

Tobias discusses many matters relating to education, children and health, including how us parents are doing.  He actually suffers with a blood disorder and has been inside a hospital during the pandemic and has to remain in lockdown due to this condition.

In this one we cover:

It was kind of Tobias to spend the time with us and talk openly about life, he understands how hard it is for everyone and commends how well parents are having to stand up.  I mean remember teachers do 4 years training for their roles, not a few days!

Links

If you want to learn more about Tobias check out:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tobias.beachwyld

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tobiasbeachwyld/

Today we interview John Harrison who works for the courier DPD.  John is a friendly face and involves himself in the community in all the villages he visits by using Facebook.  So I thought it would be nice to get an insight in to whats going on in the courier world during the crises.

In this podcast we discuss:

One of the points of the show is to spread some positivity too.  We find out its their 25th wedding anniversary later this year and can't wait to have a big family meet up in the North Yorkshire moors, which sounds great.

I cannot thank John enough for spending time with me, it's not often people randomly ask you for interviews and I thought he did really well.  For anyone local to Sturton, Saxilby, Scampton, Stow and Ingham areas, please watch out for John and his posts on Facebook and say hello, he's a friendly guy.

Links

Website - http://copingwithcovid.today/

Other works by Andrew

Photography - https://www.instagram.com/phlogger_photos/

Blog - https://phlogger.co.uk/

Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/phlogger-andrew-walmsley/id1379816844?mt=2

Welcome to the very first episode of "coping with Covid" , my new series to document life under the pandemic.  We are featuring an array of people from different places in the world, so we get an even picture of what is happening.

Today's guest stands out in some ways because of his role in life - health care. Today I want you to welcome David Collyer who works as an anaesthetist assistant in a hospital in Abergavenny, Wales, UK.

David joined my photography show "Photography insights" with his son Ned on episode 61 in 2019 and was very popular due to the unique relationship.  He spends his time documenting all manner of subjects from portraiture to landscapes and everyday life.  David has a very good eye for detail and showing characters, whilst being able to develop his own work (yes another film shooter).

However, that is not his full story, David also has been given permission to shoot inside his hospital and help document about the crisis.

So listen to this show as we talk about:

Covid

93,000 infected

12,100 deaths as of 13 April

Links

David's blog - https://davidcollyer.wordpress.com/

David's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nedsoldman/